After a 113-112 loss to the Cavaliers in overtime, pundits are saying this is the same old Raptors team that got swept by Cleveland in 2017 and has lost six straight games in the postseason to LeBron James' team.

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Toronto led by as many as 13 points in the second half, but they blew a four-point lead with less than two minutes to play and went 3 for 20 to end the game.

LeBron James finished with 26 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds, but it was JR Smith who truly stepped up to help out with 20 points including 5-of-6 shooting from 3-point range. Smith is the first teammate of James to eclipse 20 points in a game this postseason.

"They understand what it takes to win games like this in a hostile environment," Tyronn Lue told reporters after the game. "We played tough."

"They understand what it takes to win games like this in a hostile environment... we played tough."

From one perennial title contender to another, the Warriors got their groove back and that came in the form of Stephen Curry. The two-time NBA MVP came off the bench to score 28 points on 8-of-15 shooting, but even more importantly, Golden State was plus-26 with the sharpshooter on the court.

Studs of the Night

Cavaliers forward Jeff Green was a perfect 4 for 4 from the floor with 16 points and 7-of-8 shooting from the free-throw line.

Kevin Durant started slow, but dominated the fourth quarter and finished with 29 points, six rebounds and seven assists. Durant went 5 for 6 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line in the fourth quarter alone.

Dud of the Night

Raptors guard Fred VanVleet didn't have that bad of a line as he had nine points and three rebounds, but he missed shots both at the end of regulation and overtime, the first to take the lead and the second for the win.

Warriors guard Nick Young got the start but managed just four points in 11 minutes and was minus-11 when on the floor.

Highlight

James threw down one of the best dunks of the playoffs on this beautiful inbounds pass from Green.

What's Next

Jazz (0-1) at Rockets (1-0) 8 p.m. ET - The Rockets dominated the Jazz in Game 1, but if there has been anything to learn from these 2018 playoffs it's that Quin Snyder knows how to make adjustments. Still, the Rockets may just be a bad matchup for Utah. The only way to find out, though, is to watch Game 2.